One of Asia's busiest waterways needs help to restore smooth sailing and boost regional economies, experts say China's ...

The Yangtze basin provides about half of all the fish eaten in China, and two-thirds of the rice. Industries and farming there contribute as much as 40% of China's whole economy. This vast river – the ...

This map of the Yangtze River basin shows the major dams and the spawning grounds of the Chinese sturgeon. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

The Yangtze River, the longest river in China and the third-longest river in the world, flows through the mountainous area. After Guo's photo went viral, many people shared photos of the view they ...

marking a milestone in the construction of the high-speed railway tunnel beneath the Yangtze River. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn] The world's largest shield machine for railway ...

The world's largest shield machine for railway construction has reached the middle point of the tunnel's underwater section ...

“This new ship is the first to take full advantage of the increased water level of the Yangtze as a result of the Three Gorges Dam,” spokesperson Larry Greenman said The world's largest river ...

After 60 continuous hours of concrete pouring, the construction of the world's largest caisson for a highway project, the Hannan Yangtze River Bridge's south anchorage caisson, was completed in ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

It is also one of the richest temperate regions of the world in terms of biodiversity ... des secteurs du cours supérieur de trois des grands fleuves d’Asie : le Yangtze, le Mékong et le Salouen. Ces ...

Nearly 4,000 miles long, the Yangtze has watered civilizations for millennia—and laid waste to them too. The eighth-century poet Li Bai wrote that navigating the river was "even harder than ...

A rare river dolphin may be one step closer to extinction as scientists fail to count any of the endangered species along China’s Yangtze River.